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they would not have been able to bring him to south africa. it was forbidden to go to south africa. the queen went there, and it was an outrage. it was isolated, and rodriguez was also isolated. he did not have a telephone. those three things, no internet and isolated made this happen. tavis: we discover a number of neighbors who thought he was a strange guy walking around with his guitar all the time. they did not know anything about who he was. the guy lives in the same place for years. nobody had any idea of the acclaim this guy had around the world. how did he never gave all those years of living in that kind of artistic of security? -- obscurity? >> the dream never stopped. his family said he was always playing the guitar. he was playing in the bathroom because that is the place with the best acoustics. >> he was playing in the bathroom. >> he would walk with a guitar on his back. everyone knew of him. tavis: he is in motor city, but he is walking. >> he was always walking everywhere, and everyone was like who is this guy? he was not homeless, but he was this mysterious black-d
they would not have been able to bring him to south africa. it was forbidden to go to south africa. the queen went there, and it was an outrage. it was isolated, and rodriguez was also isolated. he did not have a telephone. those three things, no internet and isolated made this happen. tavis: we discover a number of neighbors who thought he was a strange guy walking around with his guitar all the time. they did not know anything about who he was. the guy lives in the same place for years....
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he is well known inside south africa and outside south africa and frankly here's a guy with prosthetic legs. thas a distinctive character. the idea that he could slip into anonymity is knots a plausible argument and that did seem to me for all the analysis of the evidence, that was the key factor in the judge's decision to grant bail. >> i found it interesting that the judge credited the defense team with going on the record with some version of the events. doesn't that raise the bail for pistorius because he purchased his release really with giving some evidence to the prosecution that they may use against him later on? >> i think you make a really excellent point. that was something that all of us who followed these cases criticize. don't commit yourself so specifically to a story when you are a defendant in advanced of seeing all the evidence in the case. it turned out to be very helpful on the bail decision. however -- >> the spokesperson said the same thing. we've been following the tweets. they said it was risky to do that but they did it to get bail. >> but it very much could co
he is well known inside south africa and outside south africa and frankly here's a guy with prosthetic legs. thas a distinctive character. the idea that he could slip into anonymity is knots a plausible argument and that did seem to me for all the analysis of the evidence, that was the key factor in the judge's decision to grant bail. >> i found it interesting that the judge credited the defense team with going on the record with some version of the events. doesn't that raise the bail for...
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that is the latest on that dramatic news in south africa. he is charged with the murder of the young woman. will bring you developments on that. saysbritish government three horse carcasses containing course drug have entered the human feud -- food chain in france. it is a pain killer which is potentially harmful to humans, not to horses. the european union has ordered random tests across 27 member states to check whether forcemeat has been re-labeled as beat. >> time to share the intelligence -- arriving in brussels, ministers from the seven countries directly involved in the course meat destination. since january, the first strains were discovered and 18 countries have been forced to withdraw products that contained significant volumes of course meat. norway and germany are the latest for the scale and complexity of the problem is now greater than first envisaged it. >> there is more than one problem here in terms of one person or one entity. we will have to wait and see when we pull together all the data from all the investigation going o
that is the latest on that dramatic news in south africa. he is charged with the murder of the young woman. will bring you developments on that. saysbritish government three horse carcasses containing course drug have entered the human feud -- food chain in france. it is a pain killer which is potentially harmful to humans, not to horses. the european union has ordered random tests across 27 member states to check whether forcemeat has been re-labeled as beat. >> time to share the...
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in south africa, they will call it culpable homicide. so one way or another, pistorius, i think is in deep trouble, even if rachel self is defending him. okay. so -- so, and the other thing i wanted to say is what people have to understand also is mr. pistorius got the benefit of a very favorable decision before the current magistrate. under the south african system, a higher court now can look at this and it won't necessarily be the same magistrate. so, after a period of six months or so we may see a new trial. >> well, i don't necessarily think that that's true. this is such an interesting situation and we are all looking at that through our state of mind what we have seen before and is unlike anything i have ever seen before for sure. what is the subjective state of mind of oscar pistorius? what is the subjective state of mind of somebody living in a dated community of this fear culture? what is the subjective state of mind somebody as famous as he is, okay? there have been reports saying that he is as important to south africa right
in south africa, they will call it culpable homicide. so one way or another, pistorius, i think is in deep trouble, even if rachel self is defending him. okay. so -- so, and the other thing i wanted to say is what people have to understand also is mr. pistorius got the benefit of a very favorable decision before the current magistrate. under the south african system, a higher court now can look at this and it won't necessarily be the same magistrate. so, after a period of six months or so we...
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south africa is his home. he also mentions that his friends and family reside in south africa, but confirms that he has friends abroad as well. this portion of his statement then further deals first with his immovable property and then movable property, including income. he confirms that he has no previous convictions or outstanding cases, as he is enjoined to do in our legislation. paragraph 16 of his statement deals with the merits of the case. he understands the provisions of the act and although it requires he does not have to deal with the merits of the case, he elected to proceed on this basis as he denies having planned or committed a murder. he again said he does not believe the state has any objective facts to support their case. he spent the evening of february 13, 2013, the victim, miss steenkamp at his home. they went to bed at about 10:00. his prosthetic legs were removed. at this time, she had already given him his valentine's gift, asking him not to open it until the next day. being aware of vio
south africa is his home. he also mentions that his friends and family reside in south africa, but confirms that he has friends abroad as well. this portion of his statement then further deals first with his immovable property and then movable property, including income. he confirms that he has no previous convictions or outstanding cases, as he is enjoined to do in our legislation. paragraph 16 of his statement deals with the merits of the case. he understands the provisions of the act and...
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al jazeera, south africa. >> the case has sparked outrage across south africa. the sheer number of cases means that many rapes often go unreported. one in four south african women or girls is raped, with an attack taking place every four minutes. there are more than 60,000 rapes reported every year in a country of 50 million people. the real figure is much higher. joining me now vast get from johannesburg, the chief executive of the antirape group. why do think there is but in over this particular case -- there is been such an outcry over this particular case? >> i think south africans have had enough. enough is enough. the brutality of the case is another reason. i think people around the world are finding their voices through the arab spring, occupy wall street, and all the austerity measures. i think people are taking the power back and they have had enough. >> tomi about the way the radio stations got involved in trying to raise the profile of such an important issue. >> i think we all read the statistics in south africa. we know the stories. we hear them ev
al jazeera, south africa. >> the case has sparked outrage across south africa. the sheer number of cases means that many rapes often go unreported. one in four south african women or girls is raped, with an attack taking place every four minutes. there are more than 60,000 rapes reported every year in a country of 50 million people. the real figure is much higher. joining me now vast get from johannesburg, the chief executive of the antirape group. why do think there is but in over this...
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. >>> all right on to south africa now. the older brother of oscar pistorius has also been charged in a woman's death. carl pistorius is charged with culpable homicide after an accident involving a motorcycle in 2010. the charges were initially dropped, but he is now facing a trial at the end of march. prosecutors say carl pistorius had been driving recklessly at the time of the accident. coming up, we'll talk about how this could impact oscar pistorius's murder case. >>> a suspect has been identified in the fatal shooting on the las vegas strip that left three dead. police are now looking for 26-year-old ammar harris. they believe he opened fire from a range rover thursday morning. killing rapper kenneth cherry, who was driving a maserati. cherry's maserati caught fire after colliding with a taxi. the taxi driver and a passenger died from the impact, cherry's father tells our affiliate, kvvu, his son was a good guy. >> there was no guns in my son's car. he was a victim just like any other victim, just being attempted to be
. >>> all right on to south africa now. the older brother of oscar pistorius has also been charged in a woman's death. carl pistorius is charged with culpable homicide after an accident involving a motorcycle in 2010. the charges were initially dropped, but he is now facing a trial at the end of march. prosecutors say carl pistorius had been driving recklessly at the time of the accident. coming up, we'll talk about how this could impact oscar pistorius's murder case. >>> a...
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the jury system was abolished in south africa. i wonder how that will influence how this case will -- >> the time line in the south african system, when will the actual facts be argued in court. >> when will they share the defense? that i think is the more striking thing when you lock yourself in as we've been saying before, before you get what the argument will be with the evidence from the prosecution is very, very, very dangerous, and the -- >> because it's true. this is why i love attorneys, she said i like the information about how dangerous south africa is, there is this fear. you're right, attorneys are cherry picking this works for our case there is an argument to be made of what happened. anne bremner always nice to talk to you. they have the continuation of the bail hearing tomorrow so we keep watching it. >>> other stories making news, john has that for us. >>> following several developing story, police in turkey issuing hundreds of arrest warrants in response to a deadly attack at the u.s. embassy there, officials look
the jury system was abolished in south africa. i wonder how that will influence how this case will -- >> the time line in the south african system, when will the actual facts be argued in court. >> when will they share the defense? that i think is the more striking thing when you lock yourself in as we've been saying before, before you get what the argument will be with the evidence from the prosecution is very, very, very dangerous, and the -- >> because it's true. this is...
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do they have a speedy trial system in south africa? or is this something that will drag on indefinitely before we see him back in court? >> reporter: martha, from legal experts i have been speaking to, this will drag on. they don't see an actual trial in this matter, although it seems like there has been a trial for the last couple days, at least for many, many months, not maybe until the end of this year. and that was probably one of the big arguments for allowing pistorius to be granted bail. the prisons in south africa are rough. conditions in these cells are tough. crime is high here. and i think that weighed on the judge's mind heavily, that pistorius in one of these south african prisons for six, seven, eight months, waiting for the trial to start, that could raise more problems. yes he will be under tight supervision, title restrictions. we know where he will be. he will be at a family home. there will be tabs on his movements. going into this hearing, martha, i was basically told it looked like the judge would grant the bail. o
do they have a speedy trial system in south africa? or is this something that will drag on indefinitely before we see him back in court? >> reporter: martha, from legal experts i have been speaking to, this will drag on. they don't see an actual trial in this matter, although it seems like there has been a trial for the last couple days, at least for many, many months, not maybe until the end of this year. and that was probably one of the big arguments for allowing pistorius to be granted...
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right now, rodriguez is doing concerts in south africa. he's done numerous concerts, sold out concerts in south africa. his first concert was in 1998. he walks into the stadium and there is a standing ovation and he literally goes backwards because he was a laborer in detroit and he on a stage with 50,000 people. i spoke to his daughter yesterday, he still lives in the same house and she says with the same furniture. but he now is playing to soldout concerts in south africa and you can see him in the u.s. in certain concerts and that's what the documentary "searching for sugarland" looks at his life and this extraordinary man. >> looking forward to seeing it. what about all the record sales, no one knew where he was. where did all the money go, did it go to his family? >> they didn't know where a lot of the money went. it was pirated. that is part of the controversy. now he is getting royalties but his daughter says, he gives the money away. he doesn't use or spend the money. when he's staying in a lavish hotel room he still insists on sle
right now, rodriguez is doing concerts in south africa. he's done numerous concerts, sold out concerts in south africa. his first concert was in 1998. he walks into the stadium and there is a standing ovation and he literally goes backwards because he was a laborer in detroit and he on a stage with 50,000 people. i spoke to his daughter yesterday, he still lives in the same house and she says with the same furniture. but he now is playing to soldout concerts in south africa and you can see him...
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we go live to south africa for more. >> restoring faith in europe. the german president sets out his future for the vision of the european union. >> and the final day of campaigning in italy -- why sunday's national election has the world nervously watching. well, his decision kept all of south africa and much of the world in suspense today. a south african judge said yes to bail for oscar pistorius, the paralympic star accused of murdering his girlfriend. >> the man known as the blade runner was forced to post $113,000, and over his passport, and turn over his gun collection to police. >> pistorius and his attorneys have three months to put together a defense. >> oscar pistorius was braced for the worst as he entered court, but his defense did a good job after he revealed mistakes in the prosecution case, the judge ruled that pistorius could go free on bail. no cameras were allowed in the courtroom while the decision was read. the olympics are stood in silence as the announcement was made -- the olympic star. supporters applauded the ruling. >> alth
we go live to south africa for more. >> restoring faith in europe. the german president sets out his future for the vision of the european union. >> and the final day of campaigning in italy -- why sunday's national election has the world nervously watching. well, his decision kept all of south africa and much of the world in suspense today. a south african judge said yes to bail for oscar pistorius, the paralympic star accused of murdering his girlfriend. >> the man known as...
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south africa. reportedly she was mistaken for an intruder. police are declining to name a 26-year-old man they have under arrest. police only saying he will appear in court today. pistorius is 26 years old. he's a double amputee, reached the 400 meter semifinals in the london games last year. he races with carbon blades because of a birth defect. >>> first calorie counts on menus, then transfats, then the mega soft drinks. now new york mayor michael bloomberg is out to ban styrofoam food packaging. he's also set to announce a major reform in recycling. >>> how do you top winning best in show? apparently by hitting broadway. t banana joe, the affenpinscher joined to the stage last night. we will speak of the co-host of the westminster dog show with banana joe later on "starting point." he's a top dog at westminster. newly minted broadway star. do you know they train all year long on treadmills, pay more for dog vitamins than human vitamins. the amount of money is unbelievable. >> you have to go back
south africa. reportedly she was mistaken for an intruder. police are declining to name a 26-year-old man they have under arrest. police only saying he will appear in court today. pistorius is 26 years old. he's a double amputee, reached the 400 meter semifinals in the london games last year. he races with carbon blades because of a birth defect. >>> first calorie counts on menus, then transfats, then the mega soft drinks. now new york mayor michael bloomberg is out to ban styrofoam...
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south africa has one of the highest crime rates in the world. espn reporter jeremy spent time with him. >> oscar pistorius was like many who live in south africa who live in some degree of fear of being a vmi of violence. >> reporter: a few months ago, he tweeted about possible break-ins and how he would react. nothing like getting home to hear the washing machine on and thinking it's an intruder to go into full combat recon mode into the pantry. over the last few days, corporate sponsors have distanced themselves from pistorius suspending the ads. and as a shocked nation comes to terms with this brutal tragedy, perhaps steenkamp's own words are a small comfort. >> i'm going to miss you all so much. i love you very, very much. >> reporter: for "nightline," south africa. >>> just ahead, from bare foot basketball games to obstacle course bonding. one man's quest to unlock the secrets of happy families. ♪ [ male announcer ] start with a groundbreaking car. good. then invent an entirely new way to buy one. no. no. no. yes! a website that works lik
south africa has one of the highest crime rates in the world. espn reporter jeremy spent time with him. >> oscar pistorius was like many who live in south africa who live in some degree of fear of being a vmi of violence. >> reporter: a few months ago, he tweeted about possible break-ins and how he would react. nothing like getting home to hear the washing machine on and thinking it's an intruder to go into full combat recon mode into the pantry. over the last few days, corporate...
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in pretoria, south africa. olympic and paralympic at least oscar pistorius, the double amputee, has appeared in court and been charged with murder. he broke down in tears as prosecutors announced they would pursue a charge of premeditated murder. his lawyers described him as being in an extremely traumatized state of mind. we have this report from our correspondent richard galpin. >> hiding his face from the cameras, oscar pistorius day is to be a police van taken to court. the global sporting legend facing a day of reckoning after his girlfriend or shot dead. inside, the courtroom was packed with people waiting to see what would happen when he appeared before a magistrate. it was a dramatic moment. he looked extremely tense. he was formally charged with murder and broke down in tears. he said nothing. the shooting took place at his home in this closely guarded housing estate in the early hours of thursday want, valentine's day. the woman he is accused of murdering was his girlfriend, a model of reeva steenkamp
in pretoria, south africa. olympic and paralympic at least oscar pistorius, the double amputee, has appeared in court and been charged with murder. he broke down in tears as prosecutors announced they would pursue a charge of premeditated murder. his lawyers described him as being in an extremely traumatized state of mind. we have this report from our correspondent richard galpin. >> hiding his face from the cameras, oscar pistorius day is to be a police van taken to court. the global...
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>> is it even a crime in south africa, and you might not know the answer about south africa, to just hear somebody in the bathroom and you just shoot through the door? >> is that a crime, yes. >> that came up quite often in the hearing. that's clearly a crime. it takes only a degree of negligence to be culpable homicide in south africa. and certainly firing through a door without knowing who is behind it is negligence. now his defense will be if this gets to trial will be self-defense. but it's going to be a tough argument to make that it's self-defense based entirely on his assumption that someone had crawled through the window when he absolutely had no idea. >> even on self-defense, there's an argument and his lawyer made it, he's still culpable. they call it culpable homicide by definition. it really is not that much different than the u.s. law in terms of the degrees of homicide. >> and very quickly because we're almost out of time. isn't it it common sense he would yell before he would shoot? whoever is in that bathroom, i'm going to shoot? isn't that common sense. >> i will ans
>> is it even a crime in south africa, and you might not know the answer about south africa, to just hear somebody in the bathroom and you just shoot through the door? >> is that a crime, yes. >> that came up quite often in the hearing. that's clearly a crime. it takes only a degree of negligence to be culpable homicide in south africa. and certainly firing through a door without knowing who is behind it is negligence. now his defense will be if this gets to trial will be...
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. >> welcome back to "tmz" south africa for your latest updates on safaris, surfs and accused murderers with no legs. >> oscar pistorius was just granted bail in south africa. >> oscar pistorius, double amputee olympic runner was arrested for killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in -- in when she was in the bathroom of hilts south african home and he claims he thought she was an intruder. >> would it be fair to say he doesn't have a leg to stand on? >> that's terrible. because a million people have said it. >> this morning he scored a victory in the case as she was granted bail for $112,000. >> killing is like bargain prices in south africa. i don't know if you have to put up 10%, but that's less than a kia for killing somebody. >> by the way, south africa is a beautiful place. >> come for the scenery, stay because it's cheap to kill somebody. >> is there a small part of you that have believes him? >> not even a small part. >> his story makes sense. why didn't he stage it? >> do you think the first shot she made a sound? >> yes. >> ok. then why three more shots? >> because he couldn't
. >> welcome back to "tmz" south africa for your latest updates on safaris, surfs and accused murderers with no legs. >> oscar pistorius was just granted bail in south africa. >> oscar pistorius, double amputee olympic runner was arrested for killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in -- in when she was in the bathroom of hilts south african home and he claims he thought she was an intruder. >> would it be fair to say he doesn't have a leg to stand on? >>...
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why is south africa unable to convict killers? >> well, the situation -- look at the situation in this country. i think most fairly, compare it to detroit, new orleans, camden, trenton, newark, chicago, the urban centers in this country where you have minorities killing each other. in south africa, which is an overwhelmingly african -- african black country, poor country, you have many of these crimes committed at the street level. witnesses unreliable. there are a justice system impossibly burdened. but that is not this. this is a case with -- inform this is huge. >> tried its boast put its best face forward, knowing that the world's press was obsessed with every detail. >> bill: if this guy gets five years for killing this woman, south africa -- >> three years for killing her. >> bill: that would just be -- >> why do you think he got bail? look, here is a guy, so he's not a flight risk, which is what bail is generally granted. he's not a danger to others, they argue. but in a murder one case, in the civilized world. >> bill: ver
why is south africa unable to convict killers? >> well, the situation -- look at the situation in this country. i think most fairly, compare it to detroit, new orleans, camden, trenton, newark, chicago, the urban centers in this country where you have minorities killing each other. in south africa, which is an overwhelmingly african -- african black country, poor country, you have many of these crimes committed at the street level. witnesses unreliable. there are a justice system...
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live from south africa with the details. expwhrnd stunned south africans watched reeva come back to life saturday. appearing here in the first episode of "tropic island treasure." she was killed valentine's day, her boyfriend, oscar pistorius is charged with her murder. he remains inside a south africa prison tonight. >> as you can imagine, he's numb with shock and grief. and total pain. >> reporter: steenkamp was discovered in a pool of blood in his home. police say she was shot four times with a pistol they recovered from inside the house. the south african newspaper reports the first neighbor on the scene after the shooting found pistorius performing cpr on her. prosecutors dismiss the theory that he mistook his girlfriend for an intruder and have charged him with pre-med tornado murder -- premeditated murder punishable by life in prison. south africans are still trying to make sense of the tragedy. >> i feel so sorry for both families. >> reporter: a sorrow that will be felt watching the girl in her tv series. her family
live from south africa with the details. expwhrnd stunned south africans watched reeva come back to life saturday. appearing here in the first episode of "tropic island treasure." she was killed valentine's day, her boyfriend, oscar pistorius is charged with her murder. he remains inside a south africa prison tonight. >> as you can imagine, he's numb with shock and grief. and total pain. >> reporter: steenkamp was discovered in a pool of blood in his home. police say she...
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>> is it even a crime in south africa, and you might not know the answer about south africa, to just hear somebody in the bathroom and you just shoot through the door? >> is that a crime, yes. >> that came up quite often in the hearing. that's clearly a crime. it takes only a degree of negligence to be culpable homicide in south africa. and certainly firing through a door without knowing who is behind it is negligence. now his defense will be if this gets to trial will be self-defense. but it's going to be a tough argument to make that it's self-defense based entirely on his assumption that someone had crawled through the window when he absolutely had no idea. >> even on self-defense, there's an argument and his lawyer made it, he's still culpable. they call it culpable homicide by definition. it really is not that much different than the u.s. law in terms of the degrees of homicide. >> and very quickly because we're almost out of time. isn't it it common sense he would yell before he would shoot? whoever is in that bathroom, i'm going to shoot? isn't that and kmo common sense. >> i
>> is it even a crime in south africa, and you might not know the answer about south africa, to just hear somebody in the bathroom and you just shoot through the door? >> is that a crime, yes. >> that came up quite often in the hearing. that's clearly a crime. it takes only a degree of negligence to be culpable homicide in south africa. and certainly firing through a door without knowing who is behind it is negligence. now his defense will be if this gets to trial will be...
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is that an honest assessment of what is going on in south africa? >> i think you -- you said it earlier, the will of justice -- the wheels of justice turn quite slowly steenkamp one of many women affected by domestic violence. it as very large problem. it happens far too often. violent crime happens very often. and as i think the world saw you during the arguments during the bail hearing the police -- it is a problem and even the president addressed it. >> judge jeanine: thanks so much for being with us this evening. and joining me now on the phone from south africa is the editor for the heap, whose south african magazine got an exclusive interview with reeva steenkamp just a week before her death. good evening. >> how are you, judge? >> judge jeanine: very well, thank you. all right, we know that you were able to get the last print interview with reeva before she was murdered. can you tell us what -- what her state of mind was? and how she talked about oscar pistorius? >> of course. you know what is thought of judge is obviously nobody could have p
is that an honest assessment of what is going on in south africa? >> i think you -- you said it earlier, the will of justice -- the wheels of justice turn quite slowly steenkamp one of many women affected by domestic violence. it as very large problem. it happens far too often. violent crime happens very often. and as i think the world saw you during the arguments during the bail hearing the police -- it is a problem and even the president addressed it. >> judge jeanine: thanks so...
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they're being laid out in a small courthouse in pretoria, south africa. here's tahman bradley. >> reporter: oscar pistorius appeared in court this morning for a bail hearing. the double-amputee is charged with murdering his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp on valentine's day. >> i saw him as a lonely young man. very heartbroken and sad. >> reporter: despite the murder charge, one legal expert thinks pistorius has a shot at bail. >> everybody knows who he is. it's not as if he can hide and get a passport and go overseas without anybody noticing him. >> reporter: pistorius' family and friends insist the shooting is an accident. but new details about the case may make it difficult to prove self-defense. pistorius applied for six separate firearms licenses just last month. and another report cites police sources saying that a bloody cricket bat is a key piece of evidence, possibly used in an argument before the shooting. meanwhile, steenkamp's loved ones gathered for a private memorial. >> the family coming together, for the one person who would be the strongest t
they're being laid out in a small courthouse in pretoria, south africa. here's tahman bradley. >> reporter: oscar pistorius appeared in court this morning for a bail hearing. the double-amputee is charged with murdering his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp on valentine's day. >> i saw him as a lonely young man. very heartbroken and sad. >> reporter: despite the murder charge, one legal expert thinks pistorius has a shot at bail. >> everybody knows who he is. it's not as if he...
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we begin with south africa. everybody is talking about this, of course, oscar pistorius breaking down in court, tells a packed courtroom that he shot and killed his girlfriend but he says he didn't mean to. track star was so upset at his bail hearing today he broke down every time anyone mentioned reeva steenkamp's name. the judge up graded the charge against him to premeditated murder. we're hearing pistorius's version of what happened that tragic night in his own words, about a minute away. >>> also the shooter in the sandy hook elementary school killings may have gotten his motivation from the norway massacre in 2011. adam lanza saw himself in direct competition with anders breivik. breivik hunted down and shot 69 people at a youth camp you'll remember after killing 8 others in a bombing in downtown oslo. a spokesman for connecticut state police calls the report inaccurate speculation at the moment. >>> and this in belgium, thieves making off with $50 million worth of diamond. eight masked robbers driving two
we begin with south africa. everybody is talking about this, of course, oscar pistorius breaking down in court, tells a packed courtroom that he shot and killed his girlfriend but he says he didn't mean to. track star was so upset at his bail hearing today he broke down every time anyone mentioned reeva steenkamp's name. the judge up graded the charge against him to premeditated murder. we're hearing pistorius's version of what happened that tragic night in his own words, about a minute away....
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a shocker to south africa, no doubt. and from everything i've read about oscar, it's so out of character. what is your read on this story? >> i got to spend days with oscar pistorius in the months before the olympic games. he hadn't even yet qualified for the olympics. he's been a long-time paralympian, but he wanted to compete in the able-bodied olympics. we were using up his time, days of, it you know, interviewing him, watching him train, watching him prepare for the games, and he could not have been more modest, more self-effacing. so soft spoken. i mean, he was so patient with us, because we were asking a lot of him. it's so inkong ruous that he could be capable of this kind of a moment in his life, ed. i've been to his house. it's in a gated community. we were warned going to south africa, i'd been there before, and they always tell you there's a very high crime rate, be careful with your possessions, be aware of crowds and all of that. and oscar was certainly aware of all of that too. he's one of the most popular
a shocker to south africa, no doubt. and from everything i've read about oscar, it's so out of character. what is your read on this story? >> i got to spend days with oscar pistorius in the months before the olympic games. he hadn't even yet qualified for the olympics. he's been a long-time paralympian, but he wanted to compete in the able-bodied olympics. we were using up his time, days of, it you know, interviewing him, watching him train, watching him prepare for the games, and he...
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a lot of people die by firearms in south africa, don't they? >> that i believe they do and i think that perhaps even more than our own violent society and our own gun-soaked society south africa society is on a hair-trigger and i think it's fair to say -- we don't know, first of all, what happened in this incident. i don't know what happened in this incident. it's very tough to do police reporting from here and know what's going on in south africa. but i do think it's fair to say that oscar was on high alert. oscar was on a hair-trigger. oscar had a certain paranoia about who might be coming into his house. if that is a part of what happened in this incident i don't know. but it wouldn't surprise me. >> suarez: i was trying to think of what an equivalent sort of experience in the united states might be. this is a person who's huge in south africa, oscar pistorius and now he's behind bars. i couldn't even think of an american equivalent, can you? >> yes, i can think of some. certainly o.j. simpson who -- it's hard to remember now because o.j. is
a lot of people die by firearms in south africa, don't they? >> that i believe they do and i think that perhaps even more than our own violent society and our own gun-soaked society south africa society is on a hair-trigger and i think it's fair to say -- we don't know, first of all, what happened in this incident. i don't know what happened in this incident. it's very tough to do police reporting from here and know what's going on in south africa. but i do think it's fair to say that...
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we don't have the death penalty anymore in south africa. and if he is in fact murder -- one doesn't want to call it murder in the normal, but where it isn't planned, it can be less. >> do you have cameras in the courtroom for trials? >> not usually. in a normal situation a case is not televised. however, the press have the opportunity to approach the presiding judge and request that a case be televised. a judge can in fact turn that down. in this instance, although the matter is not being heard by a judge but by i think you call it a lower court judge or a magistrate, in south africa there was an application yesterday for the proceedings to be televised. the magistrate turned that down and said that only at the stage of the handing down of the ruling on bail can the judgment be televised. >> william, thank you very much. i assume we will be calling on you throughout this because this will take some time. thank you, william. >> thank you. bye. >> and he's seizing the world attention during the london olympic games. he competed in 11 races, s
we don't have the death penalty anymore in south africa. and if he is in fact murder -- one doesn't want to call it murder in the normal, but where it isn't planned, it can be less. >> do you have cameras in the courtroom for trials? >> not usually. in a normal situation a case is not televised. however, the press have the opportunity to approach the presiding judge and request that a case be televised. a judge can in fact turn that down. in this instance, although the matter is not...
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emma hurd reports from south africa. remembering the man who brought us magic, shaq, and kobe. bill whitaker in los angeles on the life and times of jerry buss. and we'll go to africa where a ship called "mercy" brings american compassion to the most desperate people on earth you know that there are some people watching this interview who are saying to themselves "i could never do what she does. those poor people are terribly disfigured. i can't look at them." >> people have been saying that to these people their whole lives. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the one remaining mystery in the tragedy in newtown, connecticut, is the question of why. why did adam lanza, the 20-year-old gunman, shoot his way into sandy hook elementary school and murder 20 first graders and six members of the school staff? well, tonight, multiple sources in law enforcement tell us that one motivation was an obsession with a mass murder committed the year before. bob orr is breaking this story for us tonight. >> reporter: law enforc
emma hurd reports from south africa. remembering the man who brought us magic, shaq, and kobe. bill whitaker in los angeles on the life and times of jerry buss. and we'll go to africa where a ship called "mercy" brings american compassion to the most desperate people on earth you know that there are some people watching this interview who are saying to themselves "i could never do what she does. those poor people are terribly disfigured. i can't look at them." >>...
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we'll update you on both stories coming up. >>> breaking news in south africa. olympian oscar pistorius will be released on bail. "today in the bay's" marla tellez has been monitoring the developments all morning long and with us live in the newsroom with the latest. a lot of emotion going on there. >> right when the judge handed down his decision just moments ago, the court erupted with emotion and we're getting word that oscar pistorius is sobbing in tears as you can imagine. the magistrate spoke for more than two hours and explained his decision to allow pistorius to be released on bail. he said "it has not been established that he's a flight risk" saying he doesn't think pistorius will risk what he has left referring to his career and his assets. he doesn't think he wants to "duck and dive" all over the world running from the law. he says prosecution has shown pistorius has tendencies of aggression. however he says, "i appreciate that a person is dead but it's not been established that he committed violence." he said pistorius will not be a threat to the pub
we'll update you on both stories coming up. >>> breaking news in south africa. olympian oscar pistorius will be released on bail. "today in the bay's" marla tellez has been monitoring the developments all morning long and with us live in the newsroom with the latest. a lot of emotion going on there. >> right when the judge handed down his decision just moments ago, the court erupted with emotion and we're getting word that oscar pistorius is sobbing in tears as you can...
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this brought up the issue of gun ownership in south africa. south africa has one of the highest crime rates in the world. any people feel safer owning firearms. as the investigation continues, it could be a while before we know the details of what happened. >> live now outside the courtroom. something quite dramatic inside the courtroom. tell us about the events that took place. >> people are waiting for oscar pistorius to leave the actual court. the charge of premeditated murder. it could mean they feel they have strong enough evidence against the story us -- against pistorius. they say they need time to prepare. oscar pastorius will spend time over the weekend and will come back to the court on tuesday for the hearing. >> how is the south african media reporting this case? >> because the police are not giving us too much information, people have started speculating. some of the local papers are saying that police are saying things like, for example, they were called to the house early thursday evening when neighborhood people were shouting i
this brought up the issue of gun ownership in south africa. south africa has one of the highest crime rates in the world. any people feel safer owning firearms. as the investigation continues, it could be a while before we know the details of what happened. >> live now outside the courtroom. something quite dramatic inside the courtroom. tell us about the events that took place. >> people are waiting for oscar pistorius to leave the actual court. the charge of premeditated murder....